Wordlists LIFE (Unit 3)

Top 15 Mannequin Challenge Videos

Gradable Adjectives

Review Gradable Adjectives.

SPEAKING LESSON (Wednesday 30th Nov.) Landmarks and city description

Check some specific vocabulary and phrases here to use in the activity.

You can also have a look at Cartagena Website in English: What to Visit? The following are just suggestions:
· Teatro Romano (Roman Theatre)
· Barco Turístico (Tourist Boat)
· Castillo de la Concepción
· Fuerte de Navidad (Fort of Christmas)
· Muralla Púnica (Punic Wall)

Speaking activity:

Be ready to talk about:

• a landmark in Cartagena (or in your home town / city) for 3 minutes.
• a village / town / city you've visited recently which impressed you. Give reasons and as many details as possible. (3 mins.)

If time allows, tell the rest of the class the type of tourism you can do in another place (different from the ones you chose for the first activity)

•     Leisure time
•     Gastronomy
•     Sports
•     Night life …

Remember:

o       Be extremely specific in your speech

o       Avoid “good, bad, nice, beautiful, go” and basic vocabulary in general

o       Be ready to ask and answer possible questions about your and your classmates’ recommendations.

! Murcia Today - Murcian And Spanish News Round-up Week Ending 27th November

! Murcia Today - Murcian And Spanish News Round-up Week Ending 27th November

Week ending 4th Dec.

End Violence against Women

End Violence against Women

• Domestic violence kills one woman every 12 minutes
• I can do something!: as a victim  as a policy maker   as a citizen
• 1 in 3 women will experience physical or sexual violence during her lifetime
• 200 million girls and women have undergone female genital mutilation
• Women aged 15-44 are more at risk from rape and domestic violence than from cancer, motor accidents, war and malaria.
• 1500 women are victims of acid attacks every year

Black Friday

 I'm happy, I don't need to buy anything today.

Wordlists LIFE (Units 1 & 2)

You will find below a wordlist for every unit. They are in .doc format so that you can work with them. All the words / phrases appear in red. You may delete the words you already know and add information to the new ones for you. Add pronunciation / meaning / translation and an example of the word in context (or the four of them!) according to your needs.

It can be a useful tip to improve your vocabulary

Unit 1 Lessons for Life

Unit 2 More than a Job

Thanks for visiting so much an so often!!!

Webquest: Thanksgiving | Onestopenglish

Learn about this important day in North American tradition:
Worksheet
Teacher's Notes

How to survive political disagreements with relatives this Thanksgiving (The Washington Post)

Vocabulary to describe spaces and architecture

Life after Death by Powerpoint 2012 (Don McMillan)

Would you walk people for a living?

Meet the man who does it on this The Guardian article.

Chuck McCarthy has created a service to stroll with strangers...

More about Presentations

Haven't you decided yet which presentation you are going to do? If you've already made up your mind, have a look at how to make it. You'll find it useful.
Remember possible topics to talk about: IT, your hobby / hobbies, a trip, a famous person, a celebrity, a discovery, a sport, how to do smth., or any other theme you may find interesting ...

How to give a presentation in English

Presentations...

Just a reminder ... 
You have to do / give / make a presentation before the end of the (academic) year. It will help your oral skills dramatically / enormously / immeasurably / significantly / tremendously.
Tips to start working on it. 

Acronym or Abbreviation (Dictionary.com)

Acronym or Abbreviation: Is there a difference between acronyms and abbreviations? Yes. An abbreviation is any shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase. An acronym is a specific type of abbreviation formed from the first letters of a multi-word term, name, or phrase, with those letters pronounced together as one term. OPEC—or the O(rganization of) P(etroleum) E(xporting) C(ountries)—is an acronym because we pronounce it as one word, oh-pek. This is distinct from an initialism, which is another form of abbreviation in which each letter is pronounced separately, like FBI. To complicate the issue, there are hybrid forms—part initialism, part acronym—like CD-ROM and JPEG—for which one term is as good as the other...
To learn more about these type of words click here.

Abbreviations

First of all a little bit of theory here. Then, look up ABBREVIATIONS on Oxford Dictionary, or on Your Dictionary and written abbreviations on Macmillan Dictionary.
Some activities here (key) and here (key).

More on 30.1.14 on this blog

! Murcia Today - Murcian And Spanish News Round Up Week Ending 18th November

! Murcia Today - Murcian And Spanish News Round Up Week Ending 18th November

Murcia Today

Natives vs Non-Natives Episode 1 | Onestopenglish

Episode 1 | Onestopenglish: This month the panel discusses natives vs. non-natives, Brexit and its effects on ELT, modern perceptions of the ELT teacher and Formal, Informal and Non-formal Learning. Special guests include Rob Hughes, DELTA-qualified teacher currently studying for a masters in applied linguistics, and Mike Riley, teacher engagement manager at Macmillan.

8 Spanish Words You'll Struggle To Pronounce (If You're Not Spanish)

Many Spanish students usually complain about the difficulty of pronouncing English sounds. It's just the same all the way round!!!

8 Spanish Words You'll Struggle To Pronounce (If You're Not Spanish): Spanish can be a tricky language to pronounce, but here are some tricks that will help you pronounce some challenging words — watch and see!

Key to ON activity (3rd Nov.)

ALL phrases use ON. Check the rest here.

Let's talk about politics!

We'll be doing this Tim's Free English Lesson Plans activity in class on Wednesday. You can check this voc sheet about political vocabulary after doing the activity.

! Murcia Today - Murcian And Spanish News Round-up W/e 11th November

! Murcia Today - Murcian And Spanish News Round-up W/e 11th November

Murcia Today

Perigee full moon

Read and watch (on The Guardian) Today the moon will be the biggest and brightest it has been in more than 60 years. So long as the sky is clear of clouds, it should be a great time to get outside and gaze at it or take some photos.

Bye Leonard!

Coughs & Colds

Read about collocations with coughs & colds.

Presidential Victory Speech Anotated

What Trump said and what he meant From The Guardian 

Alan Yuhas reads between the lines of the Republican president elect’s speech on the night of his victory over Hillary Clinton.

C1 Speaking Lessons

Monday 12.00 – 13.00 C1 A María (classroom 7)
             
Wednesday 14.30 – 15.30 C1 B Pablo (Classroom 8)
                   17.00 – 18.00 C1 D Conchi (Classroom 5)
                 
Thursday 17.00 – 18.00 C1 E Gabi (Classroom 2)
                19.00 - 20.00 C1 C Ana Mena (Classroom 4)

American Election Results

The non Americans' guide to US elections

CNN Politics

The US presidential election. It's exhilarating, it's exhausting, but it's also inexplicably complicated -- even for us natives. Here's everything you need to know to become an insta-pundit.

US Election 2016: All you need to know

Read this on-line article (with videos) from BBC News

How to Become President of the US

Charity Dinner in Support of Italian Earthquake Victims

The Italian Department is organizing a fundrising dinner for the Italian earthquake victims. Buy your ticket before Friday 11th at the Italian Department. Price: €15 (€10 for the menu: pasta, salad & drink, and €5 for the victims) The dinner will be on Monday 14th at De otra pasta restaurant (CC Mandarache) at 9 pm.

! Murcia Today - What's On Weekly Bulletin News - What's On What's On Weekly Bulletin - Where to Go What's On Weekly Bulletin - Where to Eat in What's On Weekly Bulletin Costa Calida Spain

! Murcia Today - What's On Weekly Bulletin News - What's On What's On Weekly Bulletin - Where to Go What's On Weekly Bulletin - Where to Eat in What's On Weekly Bulletin Costa Calida Spain

Webquest: Bonfire Night: History and traditions | Onestopenglish

Webquest: Bonfire Night: History and traditions | Onestopenglish: This webquest by Gabrielle Jones includes activities about the history of Bonfire Night and the traditions which are practised today.

General Election for Class Representative

The election will be held in class at 11:40 next Wednesday.

Start launching your campaigns!

ON: Meanings, Use; Examples and Activities

Britain's best places for a traditional Christmas break

Have a look at AOL Travel.

! Murcia Today - What's On Weekly Bulletin News - What's On What's On Weekly Bulletin - Where to Go What's On Weekly Bulletin - Where to Eat in What's On Weekly Bulletin Costa Calida Spain

! Murcia Today - What's On Weekly Bulletin News - What's On What's On Weekly Bulletin - Where to Go What's On Weekly Bulletin - Where to Eat in What's On Weekly Bulletin Costa Calida Spain

! Murcia Today - Murcian And Spanish News Round-up W/e 30th October